CHARLESTON —
More than a dozen schools in eastern Kanawha County are closed following a fatal shooting in the area.
Police tell media outlets that the shooting occurred in Rand around 4:30 a.m. Thursday. Deputies found the male victim in a car. He was pronounced dead at the scene. He hasn’t been identified.
Kanawha County Sheriff Johnny Rutherford tells media outlets that police are questioning a person of interest.
No arrests have been made.
Kanawha County school officials initially placed 13 schools in the Rand area on a two-hour delay. The schools then were closed. They include Riverside High School, three middle schools and nine elementary schools.
WV State News
February 14, 2013
Schools near site of fatal Kanawha shooting closed
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